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I DRAWER PULL. I 255L437- Patented Feb-7,1882.

1' UNITE STATES.

"PATENT OFFICE...

FRIEND W. SMITH, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE SMITH & EGGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

DRAWER-PU LL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,437, dated February '7, 1882.

' Application filed December 29, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, FRIEND W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Drawer-Pulls, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to drawer-pulls, and more especially to that class provided with drop or pivoted handles. It has for its object facility in use, simplicity of construction, and economy in price; and with these ends in view my invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements, as will be hereinafter fully and specifically set forth.

In order that those skilled may understand the construction and operation of myimproved drawer-pull, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, in whieh-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drawer with my improved drop-handle attached; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section at right angles to the plane of movement of the drop-handle and Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, detail views of several modifications of flat shank, tubular shank, and ornamental plug, and side elevation of drawer-pull secured to drawer by means of wedge-shaped key.

A is any ordinary wooden knob or handle, having a central longitudinal opening or channel, a, into which a tube, B, is driven, as shown at Fig. 2.'

C is the shank, and consists of a flat piece of sheet metal punched out into the necessary shape. Near the extreme end of said shank is a slot for the reception of a wedge-shaped key. This shank I preferably make of a tapering shape, in order that the shank may be adapted to enter or be forced into a smaller slot or hole in the drawer, the result being that the shank forms its own bearings, and is thereby held rigidly in position. As seen at Fig. 4, the shank may be notched on its edges for the purpose of tearing away the sides of a smaller slot or hole in the drawer. It is obvious that in this latter case the shank may or may not be tapered, as the notches act as saw-teeth in either case.

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F is an ordinary plug, which is driven into the tube B at the knob end for the double purpose of spreading or beading the tube at that point, so that the same cannot be withdrawn from position, and of affording an ornamental center to the knob A at its lower or drop end. It is obvious that this plug may be made of wood or metal. If the former, then the center-piece is provided by driving into the wood any ornamental tack, screw, button, 850., and if the latter the plug can be solid or hollow, and is made so as to project above the surface of the handle, and is itself ornamental. It is not necessary to unite the edges of the tube 13; but I prefer to leave them slightly apart, as shown at Fig. 6, so that they may be contracted or expanded to adapt said tube to any slight variation in the size of the channel a. The tube is made of such length as to project beyondthe inner end of the handle a suitable distance for the purpose of the reception of a ferrule, as hereinbefore explained.

The channel a may be countersunk or enlarged at the outer end of the handle, so that the plug, when forced into the tube B, as described, will not be liable to split the said handle.

In assemblying the parts I usually force the tube into the channel a of the handle, put on I the ferrule, and attach the yoke thereto, as described. I then with a proper tool flange the tube at its plug end, which shortens it and 2. In a drawer-pull, the tube B, arranged interiorly of the knob A, in combination with the ferrule E, yoke B, and shank O, substan- 15 tially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEND W. SMITH.

Witnesses: JOSEPH A. J oven, GEO. R. BYINGTON. 

